Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Since 2011, U.K. power trio OLD MAN LIZARD have been belting out their unique brand of particularly fine stoner metal…
IDLEWAR ‘Fractured’ Album Review & Stream; Nov. UK Tour Dates
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor When it comes to music, Orange Country, California is known more for…
Exclusive Premiere: GOBLINSMOKER ‘Toad King’ EP Title Track Stream; Out Dec. 14 on SLUDGELORD RECORDS
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Riff Relevant is thrilled to present an exclusive première of “Toad King,” the title track from the upcoming début from GOBLINSMOKER. Their ‘Toad…
BARBARIAN HERMIT Issue ‘Black Mass’ Official Video From Imminent Debut; Playing CVLTFEST 2018
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From Manchester, UK comes the rise of the crushing, riff-mongering abomination that…
TUSKAR Return w/ New EP; Share Song & Annc. EU Tour w/ CRACKHOUSE
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor UK “nuclear sludge” duo TUSKAR announce the arrival of their new EP,…
ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE ‘Palm Reader’ EP Review & Stream; EU Tour Next Month
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Always on the look out for something that contains some of the…
Second Annual CVLTFEST Announced: 13 U.K. Based Bands To Bring The Noise To 2018 Edition
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The United Kingdom town of Scunthorpe, the country’s largest steel processing local, one known…
ORBITAL JUNCTION S/T EP Review & Stream; U.K. Tour Dates
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) I am someone that obviously enjoys a kick ass rock band, especially one that unleashes an album that…
NIBIRU First-Ever U.K. Headline Tour Set For October; Live Performance Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The Italian, ritualistic, psych-sludge entity NIBIRU announce their very first headline tour of the United Kingdom. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All Rights…
OHHMS Return w/ ‘Exist’ Album In Nov.; Share Track As UK Tour w/ BOSS KELOID Nears
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The U.K.’s atmospherically progressive sludge unit OHHMS announce their sophomore full-length album release. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All Rights ReservedOriginal content here…
WREN Premiere Newly Released ‘Thrall’ EP Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) London, UK based atmospheric sludge / doom metal emitters WREN have just unleashed their new EP ‘Thrall‘ via Holy…
BATTALIONS To Issue ‘Forever Marching Backwards’ Album In Nov.; Debut Title Track Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The UK’s underground aggro sludge stalwarts BATTALIONS announce the release of their third studio album, ‘Forever Marching Backwards‘,…
BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE ‘Burn’ In New Official Video; UK Tour Nears
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) London’s modern rock act BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE are premiering the new official video for “Burn“, the band’s third…
ANATHEMA Announce ‘Ambient Acoustic’ UK/EU Mini-Tour
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The highly revered progressive rock/melodic doom band ANATHEMA announced a short run of acoustic dates set to take…